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Leah Polonsky Shatters Israeli Record in 200m Butterfly

Olympic swimmer Leah Polonsky broke the Israeli record in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Trails for the Short Course World Championships in Illinois. Her time of 2:09.33 bested the previous record by 0.36 seconds. Polonsky will not compete in the finals as she is a foreign participant.

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Leah Polonsky Shatters Israeli Record in 200m Butterfly
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What happened

  1. 01Leah Polonsky set a new Israeli record in the 200m butterfly with a time of 2:09.33.
  2. 02The record was broken at the U.S. Trails for the Short Course World Championships in Illinois.
  3. 03Polonsky's time was 0.36 seconds faster than the previous record set by Keren Zibner in 2015.
  4. 04Foreign swimmers can only compete in preliminary heats at the U.S. Trails.
  5. 05This competition is Polonsky's last preparation for the World Championships in Beijing.

This event is her final preparation for the World Championships in Beijing.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original

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